A 26-year-old Eastlake man was killed in Cleveland on Monday in what is believed to be a homicide.

At 10:37 a.m., Cleveland police received a report of a male shot at East 123rd Street and Saywell Avenue. Responding officers found the victim, identified as Rafeal Carter, in a gold Saturn with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.

A preliminary investigation showed Carter was in the Saturn in the 12300 block of Saywell Avenue when an unknown black male came up to the car and fired multiple shots through the passenger side window. The suspect fled northbound on East 123rd Street in a two-tone Buick Century. The suspect was described as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white stripe, police said.

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Carter then tried to drive away, but crashed at East 123rd Street and Chesterfield Avenue.

Carter was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center, but died from his injuries. An official cause of death has not yet been determined.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cleveland Police Department Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464. Anonymous information can be given to Crime Stoppers by calling 216-252-7463.